With so much of this spot dedicated to musical content, I think that every once in a while there should be stuff to work your brain cells as well as your ear muscles. With that said, here’s the first in what I hope will be a continuing series between the house of dope and various scribes. Let’s kick things off with the Internets Celebrity himself, Dallas Penn.
White people: Still Saving Hip-Hop
What up Dopehouse? You may or may not know of me from the internets but if you don’t just know that you fux with me hardbody [ll]. 2DBz braintrust is allowing me to put some drops on their page since I am currently homeless on the internets. I got a call from my nig Sean Price who just returned stateside from a min- Euro jog thru four or five cities. Europe might be the best kept secret for any artist with 10+ years in the game.
They aren’t really fuxing with the newjacks across the pond, as evidenced by Drake canceling his entire Euro tour, but if you are too grown to be hopping on a skateboard you are just the right speed for countries like Holland, Switzerland and mos def Germany. In a way Hip-Hop is following the path of jazz in how the elder statesmen of the craft go abroad to perform at multi-thousand person festivals but come home to an ‘industry’ filled venue with a couple of hundred people.
This is how white people in general save Hip-Hop. They mostly leave the rapping part up to Blacks, while they control the whole side of it that manages the rappers. It’s this division of labor that keeps Hip-Hop viable until this day. But honestly, if rap music didn’t have a dedicated base of hard core white holding it down this shit would’a done been some reggaeton shit. Frankly, colored peoples stay on to the next type shit. You notice how every year some new music comes from the Caribbean? Calypso, soca, merengue, sugarbangbang or whatever you call it. Caribbean people just can’t stay fuxing with dancehall. White lock into some shit and they just stay there until that shit has leaked every last ounce of flavor.
With out white, and a Tribe Called Quest that jazz shit would be dead and stinking, like Louis Armstrong’s corpse which BTW is exactly 39yrs dead today (7.6.71.) RIP. But while white deserves the lion share of credit for keeping Hip-Hop alive they also need to shoulder some blame for all these rappers that die so young. For chrissakes Keith Richards is still alive! Meanwhile rap dudes die weekly and not even from gunshots, but from fuxed up livers and lupus. So I am formally petitioning white to unveil the secrets of Bob Dylan’s immortality so that my nig Sean Price can stay rocking crowds into his 80s or at least until he gets tired of punching wack rappers in the mouf.
My name is Dallas Penn and this was a Dopehouse Public Service Announcement
You can catch more words from Dallas over at TheCalm as well.
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Dope PSA. Keep em coming
YT’s on top lol
damn. dope shit.
yea too true. need more evidence, check Em’s first week sales.
Cosign DPSA.
Sound like some new age slavery to me.
Dead Prez was just in Berlin and the place was filled with YTs shouting that lets get free shit at the top of their lungs. Good post, DP.
So very very very true. People need to hear this.
theres some truth….theres some bullshit…
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Cosign
@Angela White people love Dead Prez! Myself included
White People FTW!
Europe has a the most faithful fanbases, they don’t get caught up in the american bullshit pop culture.
yeah, i can’t lie, i’m one of those white german dudes holdin it down ..
there’s a reason why Dallas Penn is OG Internets supreme. He’s been kickin’ knowledge like this… please keep this going!
Europe has a the most faithful fanbases, they don’t get caught up in the american bullshit pop culture.
LC said this on July 6th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
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thats the main reason .. we judge the music and are not caught up in the hype
The Internets OG Dallas Penn ain’t going no where. Always speaking truth and adding some comedy to get the peoples attention. Peace.
first off they save hip hop by supporting artist and styles that are outdated…shouldnt that mean their behind the times? guess there also gotta be excuse b/c u cant move units in the states blame blacks in the states everyone but ur music…bullshit
Drake canceled that tour because of his mom’s surgery, from what I heard.
It’s dope though, the article.
also the hip hop fans here don’t only support rappers who’ve been rapping for years, but also lots of underground stuff that isn’t as big in the US, and that definitely helps underground hip hop. but yeah, even if we have a big underground hip hop community there are still enough people who would go to a drake show, so that isn’t the problem
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Yeah, I was going to say, I thought his mom was having surgery.
Beyond that, it’s a nice read. Can’t say I agree with it all. I mean, things change, times change … artists that stay innovative or at the very least consistent can still do big things here in the States. Jay-Z does festivals here and Em sells albums/tickets.
And G-Unit hasn’t really been coming with major heat lately and they’re selling out shows in Europe … but that doesn’t mean Europe is better. I think us here in the States just like to see something new or IMPROVED every once in awhile.
euros are on that old shit cause it takes a minute for them to realize whats cool over here and catch up. japans even worse. niggas still listenin to bon jovi over there & shit
theres some truth….theres some bullshit…<<co sign
this sounds like one of mekas paid xxl rants but less wordy
2DBz would be smart to make this a regular entry. DP = PE of our internets.
Womp Womp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
you want Bob Dylans secret??? Not Sure If Sean Price would be down for this but yo if you want it here that shit is…watch for yourself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqvvOD4bdRs
See what Bob Dylan has to say about his longevity….
Im a belgian dude so yeah i can claim white european ppl keep it trill as well
Dallas Penn on 2DBYZ>most shit I’ve read on the internet. For the people.
Same goes for the lifestyle attire…you’d be hard pressed (II) to find a pair of thigh-high Supras in Europe. Strictly classic New Bals, Adidas & Nike. Europeans love American culture, but they luh that raw-raw. The raps, jazz, arena rock, blues…
Dope drop and the photos are ART.
Dopehouse what up?
Kinda late on this post but big up to 2DB and Dallas Penn, 2DB 4 life